LALIGA: Zidane Reacts As Real Madrid Goes Top Of The Table

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has warned his players that they have not won anything, following a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Los Blancos took the lead through a Sergio Ramos penalty before Karim Benzema made it 2-0.

Mikel Merino pulled one back for Sociedad late in the game, but Real held on for an important victory.

Zidane’s men are now level on 65 points with Barcelona, but sit in first place thanks to their head-to-head record.

“We haven’t won anything yet. It’s three wins and nine points, but we know it will be difficult until the end. We have to keep going, we’re in good form, the players are doing well physically and technically,” Zidane told the media after the game.

There are eight fixtures left in the Spanish top flight.

Los Blancos went into the game, knowing that victory will see them knock rivals Barcelona off top spot after the Catalans could only draw 0-0 with Sevilla 24 hours before.

Real Madrid and Barcelona both have 65 points after 30 fixtures, but the team from the capital are top on head-to-head.

The restart of Laliga saw an International audience rise of almost 50%. According to figures from consultants Nielsen Sports, LaLiga Santander’s international audience has increased on the first matchday of the competition following the forced hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

LaLiga Santander increased its international viewing figures by more than 48% on the first matchday (Matchday 28) following the restart of the league on June 11 compared to the average for the first 27 matchdays prior to the forced suspension of the Spanish league due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to international consultants Nielsen Sports, and based on the preliminary official viewing figures and estimates by the firm, international audiences during live games on Matchday 28 registered exponential growth.

In some regions of the world, extremely sharp increases in the viewing figures were achieved on the first day following the restart.

For example, in Africa there was a rise of over 73%, and in countries such as South Africa the increase amounted to more than 210%.

These figures demonstrates that Africa’s love for the Spanish league has seen an upward trajectory, with one of the reasons being the high number of African stars – 48 in total – currently plying their trade in the both LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank, together with LaLiga’s ever growing presence on Africa’s soil.